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Monday, June 23, 2014

Vatican City, 21 June 2014 (VIS) –
His Beatitude Gregorios III, Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek
Melkites, with the assent of the Synod of Bishops of the
Greek-Melkite Church, has transferred:

- Archbishop Georges Bacouni,
previously of the archieparchy of Tiro of the Greek Melkites in
Lebanon to the archieparchy of Akka (Catholics 80,000, priests 36,
religious 36, permanent deacons 4) in Israel.

- Bishop Michael Abrass B.A.,
previously of the patriarchal curia of Antioch of the Greek Melkites
in Lebanon to the archieparchy of Tiro of the Greek Melkites
(Catholics 3,050 priests 8, religious 6) in Lebanon,elevating him to
the dignity of archbishop.